Where was Philomena filmed

Locations

• Harefield House - room

  In movie

  Scene where Philomena and Martin visit Roscrea convent and speak to sister Claire about Philomena’s son.

  Real

  Harefield House - room on the map

  Scene was shot Harefield Grove Farm is a small estate three miles northeast of London's famous Pinewood Studios. The property includes a manor house (Harefield House), outbuildings, barns and greenhouses. Harefield Grove is a grade II listed house, probably of late 18th- or early 19th-century origin but significantly altered on a least two subsequent occasions. It is most notable for its grounds, with lakes and a waterfall, which are among the few surviving landscaped gardens in London not to have been opened to the public.

• Shirburn Castle - All Saint's Church

  In movie

  Scene where Philomena visits a grave at Roscrea convent.

  Real

  Shirburn Castle - All Saint's Church on the map

  Scene was shot All Saints' Church is the redundant Church of England parish church of the parish of Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is at the west end of the village, immediately south of Shirburn Castle. The castle was also used as the home of Mycroft Holmes in Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows and Shirburn village was used in Fury.

  Watlington

• The Dufferin Arms

  In movie

  Scene where Philomena and Martin visit a pub and learn more about the fire that destroyed the convent's archive.

  Real

  The Dufferin Arms on the map

  Scene was shot To celebrate the premiere of the movie, the pub held a party in its honor

  Downpatrick

• The National Mall - Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

  In movie

  Scene where Philomena and Martin take a walk on the National Mall.

  Real

  The National Mall - Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the map

  Scene was shot The National Mall is a landscaped park within the National Mall and Memorial Parks, an official unit of the United States National Park System which includes the area between the Lincoln Memorial and the U.S. Capitol, with the Washington Monument slightly off center in between. The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring American Civil War general and 18th United States President Ulysses S. Grant. In the background of this scene we see the U.S. Capitol.

  Washington